Well, it's worked that way for the 25 years I've owned the car, so I'm not terribly worried about it, although I will remove it and straighten since everything is accessible.
On the other hand, if the accelerator were to "stick" on my TR3 and, rather than shift into neutral or turn off the ignition I get on my cell phone and call the Highway Patrol (and, of course, the media) I might just be in for a huge payday . . . (of course, picking a car where the manufacturer hasn't been out of business for decades might be a better plan)